Reflective Assignment #2For this discussion, take some time to reflect upon two concepts that
you learned in this course. What are the concepts? What insight or
ideas did you gain from learning each of these concepts? Were there
aspects of the concepts that you would challenge? What is the
importance of these concepts to health administration? How will you
use this new wisdom in your current or future career?
In order to earn maximum credit, the comment should be more than
your opinion, and more than a quick “off the top of your head”
response. Be sure to support your statements, cite sources properly,
cite within the text of your comments, and list your reference(s). The
response must be a minimum of 250 words.
Module 1
Categorize and examine levels of quality with relation to
healthcare accrediting organizations.
Module 2
Evaluate healthcare quality improvement strategies, outcome
assessment tools, and external/internal customers’ roles in
the quality improvement process.
Module 3
Formulate a quality and improvement program/plan and
analyze benefits, challenges, and healthcare delivery system
impact.
Module 4
Investigate organizational culture on continuous improvement
and distinguish the differences between quality assurance
and continuous quality improvement.
Discussion #1 Reflection:
Discussion text: For this discussion, please take some time to reflect
upon two specific concepts you learned in this course. What are the
specific concepts? What insight or ideas did you gain from learning
each of these concepts? How (specifically) will you use this new
information in your current or future career?
In order to earn maximum credit, the comment should be much more
than your opinion, and more than a quick “off the top of your head”
response. Be sure to support your statements with peer-reviewed
sources; cite sources properly both within the text of the post and also
at the end of the post in a formal reference list. The response must be a
minimum of 500-750 words, clearly presenting two concepts (1 and 2,
A and B, etc.).
Syllabus
Module 1
Examine functions, purposes, and objectives of health care
organizational financial management operations.
Module 2
Analyze and assess pricing methods with relation to
reimbursement, profitability, service rates, and associated
health plans.
Module 3
Investigate methods of inventory management for
organizational success.
Module 4
Estimate health care budgeting with regard to managerial
styles and design characteristics.